Definition of innkeepernext
as in taverner
the owner or manager of an inn the innkeeper was a very genial, accommodating host

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Recent Examples of innkeeper The legislation also re-works the distribution of innkeeper’s tax dollars in Hamilton County. Kaitlin Lange, IndyStar, 25 Feb. 2026 Edward Padilla has an endearing paternal presence as the innkeeper Silvano and hometown restaurant owner Napoleon. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026 They are hunted by Devora, a reclusive innkeeper and former dancer played by Uma Thurman, who is determined to make the girls regret ever pirouetting into her life. Jef Rouner, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Feb. 2026 During our stay, Daniel and I borrowed two of the hotel’s bikes, provided by Stephanie Lisle, the innkeeper, and biked along the trail to Lambertville and back. Jess Feldman, Travel + Leisure, 29 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for innkeeper
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landlord
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  • Khan announced on Monday that he's filed a civil lawsuit against a landlord at a residential building in Dublin Borough who allegedly demanded rent from tenants and forced them to live in uninhabitable conditions.
    Nikki DeMentri, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Now, with 31% of lab space sitting empty, a handful of companies — some international — are swooping in on declining rents and rising landlord concessions.
    Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026

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“Innkeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/innkeeper. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.

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